Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on Gulab Yadav’s houses.

Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on Gulab Yadav’s houses.

Patna July 16: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted raids at three different locations of former MLA Gulab Yadav in Jhanjharpur, Patna and Pune on Tuesday.

In Jhanjharpur, the raid began at 6 am at his residence in Gangapur village of Lakhnaur block. Sources have said that the sleuths of the Enforcement Directorate have seized some important documents. A platoon of CRPF deployed outside the house for their security.

Enforcement Directorate raids at different locations: Besides Jhanjharpur, simultaneous raids have also been conducted at his residence in Patna and Pune.

While Gulab Yadav, his wife Ambika Gulab Yadav and daughter Bindu Gulab Yadav are present in Patna, no members of his family are present in his Jhanjharpur house apart from a couple of caretakers. The caretakers are also being questioned. However, it is not yet clear in which case the ED raid is conducting raids.

The political background of Gulab Yadav: Gulab Yadav contested the Lok Sabha elections from the Jhanjharpur seat on the symbol of Bahujan Samaj Party in 2024 but he lost. He was elected as an MLA on the RJD ticket in the assembly election 2015. At that time, he had defeated former minister Nitish Mishra on the Jhanjharpur assembly seat.

However, he lost the subsequent election in 2020. After RJD refused to give a ticket in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, he joined BSP and contested the poll.

Gulab Yadav’s wife Ambika Gulab Yadav is an independent MLC. His daughter Bindu Gulab Yadav is the president of the Madhubani district council. Gulab Yadav and his family have dominated this area.

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